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43947

ZIP 43947 is Shadyside, Ohio, in Belmont County; area codes 740 and 220; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Belmont
Metro area
Wheeling, WV-OH
Population
4,893
Coordinates
39.9550, -80.7915
☼ Live from 43947 — Shadyside, OH

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Where 43947 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 43947
  • 🔢 Type 43947 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhGEh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 43,947 = 3 × 3 × 19 × 257. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010101110101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 43946 (Sardis, OH, 23 mi away) and 43948 (Smithfield, OH, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 43947 becomes 74934, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34479, 34749, 34947, 34974, 39474, 39744, …). The farthest-flung twin is 93447 in Paso Robles, CA, 2,178 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯941 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 43947 and you would come out at 39.96°S, 99.21°E — 1,081 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 17.2 square miles of land, 43947 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,893This ZIP4,893
Households2,206This ZIP2,206
Housing units2,605This ZIP2,605
Median age45.4This ZIP45.4Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$58,269This ZIP$58,269Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$153,600This ZIP$153,600Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$784This ZIP$784Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.7%This ZIP26.7%
Mean commute22.5 minThis ZIP22.5 min
Population density284.1 / sq miThis ZIP284.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments67This ZIP67
Employees628This ZIP628
Annual payroll$29,507,000This ZIP$29,507,000
Tax returns filed2,430This ZIP2,430
Total adjusted gross income$149,968,000This ZIP$149,968,000

Land area

Land area17.22 sq miThis ZIP17.22 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Other place names in 43947

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 43947

ZIPCityDistance
26038 Glen Dale, WV 3.6 mi
26040 Mcmechen, WV 3.7 mi
43906 Bellaire, OH 4.0 mi
43940 Neffs, OH 5.4 mi
26031 Benwood, WV 5.5 mi
43933 Jacobsburg, OH 5.7 mi
43928 Glencoe, OH 6.3 mi
26041 Moundsville, WV 6.5 mi
43942 Powhatan Point, OH 7.3 mi
43909 Blaine, OH 7.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 43947?

43947 is in Shadyside, Ohio, in Belmont County, part of the Wheeling, WV-OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9550, -80.7915.

What county is 43947 in?

43947 lies in Belmont County.

What area code is 43947?

Shadyside uses area codes 740 and 220, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 43947 in?

43947 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 43947?

About 4,893 people live in ZIP code 43947, in 2,206 households, at 284.1 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 43947?

$58,269 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 43947?

The closest are 26038 (3.6 mi), 26040 (3.7 mi), 43906 (4 mi), 43940 (5.4 mi) and 26031 (5.5 mi).

Is 43947 a PO Box ZIP code?

43947 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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